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Slow startup and shutdown after failed software installation

Yesterday I tried to install Foxit Reader 3.0 on my computer. The program was not able to run on such an old computer, so I tried to uninstall it. The uninstall program would not run, so I had to remove the files manually. Since then, the computer has taken longer to start up and shut down. When I try to shut the computer down, the icons and taskbar will disappear and then it sits there with nothing but the desktop background on the screen for about ten seconds. Is there anything I can do to make it shut down faster? The computer is running Windows 98 First Edition.

I'm not sure if Win98 FE is the same as Win98SE but if you hold down the Ctrl key as its booting up you should see the Boot Menu, select Command Prompt Only. At C:\ type in Scanreg /restore if it says bad command or filename type in cd c:\windows\command and enter then type in Scanreg /restore and select a date before you installed FireFox then let it restart and try it again.

Always remember whenever you install a program/software a copy of its registry goes in c:(drive) in Windows folder so when ever you remove the files manually (as you did) will cause some bad effects on other software associated with it and sometimes on operating system too.

My suggestion will be to again installed that software and then properly remove from your control panel from "add/remove programs." hope this helps.

That won't help if the uninstaller does nothing except create thousands of files in C:\Windows\Temp and won't stop until the hard drive is completely filled. That is what the Foxit Reader uninstaller did.

I don't know what happened with 7Zip. I haven't needed to uninstall it.